27 July 2012
Patricio Ferrari and Jerónimo Pizarro, Guest Editors for the upcoming issue of the Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies / 28, are calling for papers under the topic of Fernando Pessoa as English Reader and Writer. Fernando Pessoa’s British education left long-lasting traces in his writings, particularly (but not exclusively) in his English texts. The aim […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Brazil, Education, Featured, Heritage, Portugal, World
27 July 2012
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) Life is a journey, but for Lina DaPonte the journey has been an adventure full of surprises, deception, drama, romance and tragedy. In her candid memoir “As I Walk Through Life: A Family’s Struggle from the Azorean Islands to Africa” DaPonte tells how it all happened. It started with her […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Community, Featured, Heritage, Mozambique, People, Terceira, World
26 July 2012
A total of 239 elementary public schools across Portugal will close down after the summer holidays, the Ministry of Education announced. “In every case, these closings are taking place in conjunction with the respective local authorities and are designed to enhance the quality of teaching,” the official press released explained, adding that the teachers and […]
Posted in Azores, Education, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Portugal, Spotlight
24 July 2012
By Billie Maciunas, Contributor (*) Florbela Espanca (1894-1930) is one of Portugal’s most known and loved poets. I became interested in Florbela’s poetry after hearing her poem “Amar” sung by the Fado singer Cidália in Lisbon in 1979. I was captured by the ineffable quality of the poem and have been translating her poetry ever […]
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24 July 2012
Alexandre Lopes, a Pre-K, Special Education teacher at Carol City Elementary School was named the 2013 Florida Department of Education/Macy’s Teacher of the Year Award. Lopes, who is studying for a doctorate in special education at Florida International University, is originally from Brazil. “He performs magic in his classroom every day, sharing his wonderful skills […]
23 July 2012
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) When Jeffrey S. Bennett, a professor of sociology and religious studies, first visited Portugal in 1996, quite by accident he made a stop at Fátima on July 13. It was the seventy-ninth anniversary of one of the most celebrated Marian apparitions there. That weekend, more than a quarter million Portuguese […]
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